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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
activities
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From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
All
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From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
beautiful
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
bountiful
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From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
broncho
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
colour
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
corn
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From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
COURSES
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From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
day
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From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
ears
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
ethereal
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
eye
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From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
far
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From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
fire
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
full
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From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
glow
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
golden
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
Guise
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
harvest
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From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
hills
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
It's
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From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
land
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From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
lazily
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
leaned
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
lonely
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
lost
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From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
making
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
mauve
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
men
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From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
mist
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
neck
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
only
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
Orlando
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
peace
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From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
pink
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
plains
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From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
prairie
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
purple
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
radiance
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
riding
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
saffron
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
see
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From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
shed
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
sky
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
soft
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
STARS
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From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
suggest
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
sunset
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE STARS IN THEIR COURSES "It's been a great day--great."
there
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
vast
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From this reading It was as though there was a golden fire behind vast hills of mauve and pink, purple and saffron; but the glow was so soft as to suggest a flame which did not burn; which only shed radiance, colour and an ethereal mist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
western
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From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Orlando Guise leaned lazily on the neck of the broncho he was riding, peering between its ears, over the lonely prairie, to the sunset which was making beautiful the western sky.
width
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From this reading All the width of land and life between was full of peace as far as eye could see.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The plains were bountiful with golden harvest, and the activities of men were lost among the corn.
